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immigration reform, tax reform. whatever you hear about the second term curse be skeptical. >> is there an annual gis time in history to where president obama is now, some place we're told that lots of time the speech writers and presidents look at past inaugural addresses for inspiration? where in history can this president find that inspiration? >> you know, it's tough to find a time when we've been so polarized. thomas jefferson, people forget under adams and washington, the country was actually much more divided than you would think if you looked at that monument just down the road, jefferson comes into power, a very polarizing figure and in his inaugural address says we are all republicans, we are all federalists. didn't necessarily govern that way but he had the tone right. i think that's what inaugural addresses a week later, very few, you can count on one hand, but second inaugural addresses that people remember. it's the tone as much as anything else and clearly to try to recapture -- you can't capture ligh
immigration reform, tax reform. whatever you hear about the second term curse be skeptical. >> is there an annual gis time in history to where president obama is now, some place we're told that lots of time the speech writers and presidents look at past inaugural addresses for inspiration? where in history can this president find that inspiration? >> you know, it's tough to find a time when we've been so polarized. thomas jefferson, people forget under adams and washington, the...
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we shouldn't be giving taxpayer handouts to tax cheats. amendment 40 prohibits the distribution of funds to dead people. a common sense antifraud measure. amendments number 41 and 42 require the department of housing housing and urban development apply existing cost recovery provisions when taxpayer money is used to repair a home. currently hud has the option of applying the standard. my amendment requires hud recover the grant money when the home owner sells the home. this amendments make sure that hud makes their their best effort to recover the full amount of the taxpayer grant, and if the home owner has any profits from the sale of the property. in other words, we'll help you, bit of you profit in the sale of your home, you'll repay the taxpayers. we cannot continue to spend. these amendments protect taxpayers. thank you very much. [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. chairman, and the ranking lady. as members of congress we're stewards of the public treasurery and have an obligation to spend the taxpayers' money wisely. i have an amendment t
we shouldn't be giving taxpayer handouts to tax cheats. amendment 40 prohibits the distribution of funds to dead people. a common sense antifraud measure. amendments number 41 and 42 require the department of housing housing and urban development apply existing cost recovery provisions when taxpayer money is used to repair a home. currently hud has the option of applying the standard. my amendment requires hud recover the grant money when the home owner sells the home. this amendments make sure...
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sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite. progressive is important to me, i don't want people to pay taxes if they have $20,000 a year worth of income. but at 30,000, i might like for people to pay $1. just $1. so they have a legitimate claim for saying, i'm part of the society, and i don't pay a lot, but i do pay something. everybody participates, and there's no game playing, it's a very efficient way to raise revenue. right now, it costs us $431 billion a year to administer the tax system we have, and the tax gap, the money we're not collecting that's theoretically owed is $400 billion a year. we could do better than that, we can think better than that. and the president needs to lay that out for us. >> even if we get more growth, we're still finding it difficult to get unemployment down. elaine cho served as george w. bush's secretary of labor. what would you do to create more jobs in america? >> i think you have to keep the tax rate low, they're a direct burden on the resources of the employer. th
sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite. progressive is important to me, i don't want people to pay taxes if they have $20,000 a year worth of income. but at 30,000, i might like for people to pay $1. just $1. so they have a legitimate claim for saying, i'm part of the society, and i don't pay a lot, but i do pay something. everybody participates, and there's no game playing, it's a very efficient way to raise revenue. right now, it costs us $431 billion a year to administer the tax...
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b, they pay their back taxes. and c, they pay a small penalty for having broken the law in the first place. >> but let me push you on that because if you don't provide a path to citizenship -- >> i don't think you have to say that they can become citizens. this -- that part of my four-point program's going to be a attacked voluntary sis rously by people on the republican side. but it's not amnesty. they have a path to citizenship. they do the way every other immigrant does to become an american citizen. >> what would you say to the republicans who will say, look, they should be deported? >> yes. >> they should never have a path -- >> and you think what you say to them, look what your position got us in this last election. we need to pay attention to demographics. okay? i said we need to be the party of hope and opportunity. not the party of anger and resentment. >> illegal immigration is just one problem with our current system says michael bloomberg, the mayor of new york city and one of america's most successful
b, they pay their back taxes. and c, they pay a small penalty for having broken the law in the first place. >> but let me push you on that because if you don't provide a path to citizenship -- >> i don't think you have to say that they can become citizens. this -- that part of my four-point program's going to be a attacked voluntary sis rously by people on the republican side. but it's not amnesty. they have a path to citizenship. they do the way every other immigrant does to become...
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they tax a lot. when you thought the tax by the mile thing was in park, a government study proves washington is revving to go. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anjeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> neil: i think this is what they call a hybrid to hell. you bought the gas saver to ease your pai
they tax a lot. when you thought the tax by the mile thing was in park, a government study proves washington is revving to go. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anjeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of...
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give me the news, and a private efficacy group in support of the health care laws is now hosting a tax section with journalists on the best way to cover the president's health care law, offering what they're calling specialized education in health care reporting. charlie gasperino. >> i can't wait to sign up, dude. (laughter) >> isn't that weird and that anyone would sign up for, i'm sorry we got it wrong. >> any, any journalists that signs up for this should be thrown out of the industry immediately and taking-- i'm trying to take it seriously. it's so stupid it's unbelievable. i'm going to pass this to adam. >> adam, what-- (laughter) >> i'm going to try to explain. part of this they think there's bad report ong this because the reporters don't know what's in the law and they want to give them the straight skinny right from the folks who wrote it. what do you make of that? >> normally, on journalistic issues charlie and i are in lockstep. i disagree with you, if you're a reporter covering the intricacies of this extremely complicated legislation and regulation, you have nothing to lo
give me the news, and a private efficacy group in support of the health care laws is now hosting a tax section with journalists on the best way to cover the president's health care law, offering what they're calling specialized education in health care reporting. charlie gasperino. >> i can't wait to sign up, dude. (laughter) >> isn't that weird and that anyone would sign up for, i'm sorry we got it wrong. >> any, any journalists that signs up for this should be thrown out of...
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perhaps hiking taxes on the rich is up with of them. but that does not mean we don't do a lick about our debt. not getting a handle on spending wasn't one of them. hearing only one side don't make you a journalist but doing so to ignore the other side makes you charyl top. charlatan. go after the goose, go after the gander. what is a gander? do you know? be fair, balanceed. both sides. have at it. >> dana: hello, i'm dana perino with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, eric bolling, andrea tantaros. it's 5:00 in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> dana: earlier today, president obama held the final press conference of his first term in the east room of the white house. the main attraction, our old friend the debt ceiling. they could default on the debt, unless the debt ceiling is raised. republicans want the president to cut spending before they i gree on a deal. but the president at no time seem eager for compromise. listen. >> we have to stop lurking from crisis to crisis to crisis. when there is a clear pass that requires disci
perhaps hiking taxes on the rich is up with of them. but that does not mean we don't do a lick about our debt. not getting a handle on spending wasn't one of them. hearing only one side don't make you a journalist but doing so to ignore the other side makes you charyl top. charlatan. go after the goose, go after the gander. what is a gander? do you know? be fair, balanceed. both sides. have at it. >> dana: hello, i'm dana perino with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, eric bolling, andrea...
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tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite because progressive is important to me. i don't want people to pay taxes if they have $20,000 a year worth of income, but at $30,000, i'd like people to pay 1 dollar, just $1.00 so they have a legitimate claim for saying i'm part of the society and i don't pay a lot but i pay something. everybody participates. there's no game playing. it's a very efficient way to pay taxes. right now it costs over $31 million a year to administer it. the tax gap that we theoretically owe is $41 billion a year. we can do better than that. we can think better than that. and the presi
tax code. >> i do. >> why? >> because it's inefficient, it's ineffective, and its fundamentally unfair. so i believe this -- revenue systems should be used to raise money. it shouldn't be organized to distribute benefits. >> so no tax deductions. >> no deductions, no credits, no nothing. it's to raise revenue. and ideally we should do it with a progressive value-added tax. that means -- >> that's a national sales tax, correct? >> well, it's not quite...
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the president won the election and all about taxes and he got his taxes. $60 billion a year and runs the government for five days. he has to challenge his party on spending, which he has not been willing to do. >> first of all, we're not talking about 30, we had 85 votes. it doesn't help if you caricature. the fiscal cliff a deal/deal and joe biden. we got less than we wanted. i would have liked to have based taxes on people making $300,000 a year. but we had 85 republicans for that. on the hurricane, that was a very bipartisan deal in the senate and the notion that we were going to peel off a few, that shouldn't be partisan at all. after spending, i agree. here's the problem. the biggest increase in spending in the last, in this century has been a military spending. unpaid for in iraq, an unnecessary war. afghanistan, military spending else where. i very much want to cut spending but people who want to exempt the military from spending cuts. >> you have to have the last word on that. >> every penny to the pentagon and every penny the government spends, we still borrow $300 billion a
the president won the election and all about taxes and he got his taxes. $60 billion a year and runs the government for five days. he has to challenge his party on spending, which he has not been willing to do. >> first of all, we're not talking about 30, we had 85 votes. it doesn't help if you caricature. the fiscal cliff a deal/deal and joe biden. we got less than we wanted. i would have liked to have based taxes on people making $300,000 a year. but we had 85 republicans for that. on...
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represents the values and priorities of the public and the decisions being made about what to spend and tax and someone, they are very difficult and contentious decisions that take time to address. >> , those issues, of course, are not the specific purview and why don't we shift gears and talk more explicitly about some of the things that the fed is doing and things that the fed might do. perhaps a way to introduce that is to say that that is in keeping interest rates close to zero, since it has dug pretty deep into an unconventional policy. asset purchases are meant to help in the short term. can you explain that? >> well, monetary policy involved the overnight interest rate up and down and hoping that the rest of the interest rates would move in sympathy. then we get a situation in 2008 where we had dropped the short-term rate down about as far as it could go come almost entirely to zero. so the question is what work did the fed do. there are many people a decade ago event a lot of articles about how the fed would be out of ammunition if they got down to zero. a lot of work by academics a
represents the values and priorities of the public and the decisions being made about what to spend and tax and someone, they are very difficult and contentious decisions that take time to address. >> , those issues, of course, are not the specific purview and why don't we shift gears and talk more explicitly about some of the things that the fed is doing and things that the fed might do. perhaps a way to introduce that is to say that that is in keeping interest rates close to zero, since...
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republicans are over the tax fight. they figure they've done taxes. they're not going to do that, and that's a part of the president's calculation. if he can't get that, what does he do on the spending side? not much. >> thanks very much to all of you. that's interesting. it does seem to many that tax debate is sort of done, republican or democrat. >> right. >> we had that fight, here we are. >> but the one thing the president does get is to choose what the country focuses on. he doesn't necessarily get to choose the results. he gets to choose what the country focuses on so we'll see. this is a big test for him to pick his priorities. >> that's why tomorrow becomes crucial. we'll learn a lot tomorrow. >> coming up, a rare look at a room inside the nation's capitol, a room that only a few people have ever seen. wow. would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutr
republicans are over the tax fight. they figure they've done taxes. they're not going to do that, and that's a part of the president's calculation. if he can't get that, what does he do on the spending side? not much. >> thanks very much to all of you. that's interesting. it does seem to many that tax debate is sort of done, republican or democrat. >> right. >> we had that fight, here we are. >> but the one thing the president does get is to choose what the country...
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we already took a step in that direction in the tax reform bill that we pass the tax bill, the so-called p's provision. we have to look at it better. there's a proposal, and where's the budget? well, the president had in budget proposals a 28% limit on deductions itemized deductions, and i think we need to look at that, but carefully, charitable contributions, for example, mortgage interests, state and local taxes so that's a major area and the president proposed essentially $600 or $700 billion in ten years from that areament i don't think we can now obtain that much even if we adopt the president's 28% limit, but -- >> host: why not? >> guest: why not? because i think we have to look at the impact on charitable contributions. most -- half of the charitable contributions in the country, a lot of us, most contribute something, but a lot comes from the very wealthy. i think we need to be careful we don't come too -- come down too hard -- >> host: we need more coffee. >> guest: we have to look at that, and, also, let me mention interest. most viewers probably don't know what carrieded inte
we already took a step in that direction in the tax reform bill that we pass the tax bill, the so-called p's provision. we have to look at it better. there's a proposal, and where's the budget? well, the president had in budget proposals a 28% limit on deductions itemized deductions, and i think we need to look at that, but carefully, charitable contributions, for example, mortgage interests, state and local taxes so that's a major area and the president proposed essentially $600 or $700...
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he's right on the tax stuff. on the other stuff it'd be pretty hard for him to make an argument that the american he people voted for gun control or unconditional increases in borrowing. >> megyn: back on the issue of gun control to leave it at this, vice-president biden is going to give recommendations we understand tomorrow to the president, as he's been known to do, put his foot in his mouth a bit on friday when he said the following: . >> we know there's, there's no silver bullet and there's no, as one of my friends said, no seat belt to put on to assure you will not be in this circumstance again. i'm going to be submitting to the president i think a proposal as to how to proceed. i'm shooting for tuesday, hope i can get it done by then. >> megyn: and the hits on the tape how it came to us. the vice-president talking the gun proposal, no silver bullet, but shooting for tuesday, the recommendations. thoughts on that, chris? >> we're grateful to vice-president biden, we're grateful to vice-president biden, all
he's right on the tax stuff. on the other stuff it'd be pretty hard for him to make an argument that the american he people voted for gun control or unconditional increases in borrowing. >> megyn: back on the issue of gun control to leave it at this, vice-president biden is going to give recommendations we understand tomorrow to the president, as he's been known to do, put his foot in his mouth a bit on friday when he said the following: . >> we know there's, there's no silver...
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if it copes up a neil: tax hikes you canning in, job cuts, well with, piling up. the president claiming we really don't have a spending problem in this country. what a wk. now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost days, $7 billion in lost compensation, and the cdc is projecting that just the direct medical costs alone from this flu epidemic could cost over $10 billion. neil: all right, you're talking about the center or for disease control. but i want to know, why is it so bad, doctor? why is it as bad as it is? are these shots not working? is it a different strain of flu that's grown? >> yeah, couple of things. this particular flu strain, h3n2, is associated with more complications than previous strains of the flu. sometimes people who initially have flu symptoms and then actually get wor
if it copes up a neil: tax hikes you canning in, job cuts, well with, piling up. the president claiming we really don't have a spending problem in this country. what a wk. now the flu is threatening to make an already-sick economy even weaker. we've got business owner, toma here on the medical and financial hit respectively. doctor, to you first. how bad does this get? >> this bug is going to cost big bucks. the last time wead a flu epidemic like this it cost us about $100 million in lost...
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to work hard and raise children and pay taxes without having a vote in congress. director katherine bigelow's film zero dark 30 glorifies torture. she said she is a pacifist and supports protests against torture, but writes i do wonder if some of the sentiment expressed about the film might be more appropriately directed as those who institute and ordered these u.s. policies as opposed to a motion picture that brings the story to the screen. those are things we thought you should know. time now for the gut check. the president called for sweeping new legislation to curb gun violence and ask lawmakers to take the next step. >> to make a real and lasting dnchs, congress too must act and act soon. >> i'm calling to ask proposals right away. >> what does your gut tell you? will republicans give any support to the president's proposa proposals? go to facebook.com/"news nation" and we will have the results tomorrow. that does it for this erkz additi edition of "news nation." the cycle is up next. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll als
to work hard and raise children and pay taxes without having a vote in congress. director katherine bigelow's film zero dark 30 glorifies torture. she said she is a pacifist and supports protests against torture, but writes i do wonder if some of the sentiment expressed about the film might be more appropriately directed as those who institute and ordered these u.s. policies as opposed to a motion picture that brings the story to the screen. those are things we thought you should know. time now...
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he is now charged with counts of wire fraud, bribery, filing false tax returns, and others. he took payments, travel, and other awards, they allege, in exchange for contracts. the indictment reads -- >> mayor ray nagin used his capacity for things that benefit the interests of individuals providing him with bribery kick back pay ops. >> they also glitchy accepted bribes to secure millions of dollars in contracts to rebuild after katrina. they are expected to testify against the former mayor. two officials have also pled guilty. his performance during katrina essentially assured a separate term in 2006. >> we are drawing a line in the sand and saying, "we have had in -- had it." completing office in 2010, he kept a low profile, rarely mentioned in the media, until now. aljazeera. >> republicans in congress are showing the first signs of backing down over the looming debt crisis. they announced they will present a bill. a move will avoid an immediate default by the u.s. treasury. and security scanners that produce naked images in airports are being scrapped. the government has
he is now charged with counts of wire fraud, bribery, filing false tax returns, and others. he took payments, travel, and other awards, they allege, in exchange for contracts. the indictment reads -- >> mayor ray nagin used his capacity for things that benefit the interests of individuals providing him with bribery kick back pay ops. >> they also glitchy accepted bribes to secure millions of dollars in contracts to rebuild after katrina. they are expected to testify against the...
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this is the same crew that were saying they would never see taxes go up. we don't need every member in a republican party. we need 218 votes in the house for a reasonable package. and, you know, you have to watch for people to do, not just what they say. in the u.s. capitol, you can't walk in here with a grun. you can't walk in here with an assault weapon. over in the supreme court which says you have this unlimited right to have a gun, you can't walk in there with a gun. why should people walk sbhinto schools or movie theaters? that congress should provide for the american public. we know that guns can be dangerous in the wrong hands. that's why we have all of the rules and regulations and the security protections here. and we need to make sure that in our day care centers and our communities, we provide a better safety environment for our kirn. >> now, rooiyan, it seems like e republ lip cans, and i noticed the congressman said we don't need them all, some republicans do sound like they are more open to possible gun legislation more than some of the far
this is the same crew that were saying they would never see taxes go up. we don't need every member in a republican party. we need 218 votes in the house for a reasonable package. and, you know, you have to watch for people to do, not just what they say. in the u.s. capitol, you can't walk in here with a grun. you can't walk in here with an assault weapon. over in the supreme court which says you have this unlimited right to have a gun, you can't walk in there with a gun. why should people walk...
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ending inequality, making people pay their fair share of taxes, finding a way out of the student debt slavery, finding ways to keep people in their homes, stopping the evictions, making sure that those who got us into the economic mess, the bankers and wall street, be held accountable -- and getting money out of our politics. [applause] >> one place you want to occupy for sure is the white house. goldman sachs, these guys are continuing to run economic policy. it is goldman sachs. i am sorry. they're all goldman sachs alums. the bill back to goldman sachs. they go back into government. -- they all go back to goldman sachs. they go back into government. it is a white house issued. >> this goes back to the media in a way. i will go back to goldman sachs if i must. remember in august when there were about 1200 people doing civil disobedience around the white house protesting the keystone pipeline. the corporate mainstream media was like this on that. imagine if 1200 tea party members hitched themselves to the date of the white house. when occupy launched in september in new york and then
ending inequality, making people pay their fair share of taxes, finding a way out of the student debt slavery, finding ways to keep people in their homes, stopping the evictions, making sure that those who got us into the economic mess, the bankers and wall street, be held accountable -- and getting money out of our politics. [applause] >> one place you want to occupy for sure is the white house. goldman sachs, these guys are continuing to run economic policy. it is goldman sachs. i am...
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and they don't deserve or need our federal tax dollars. that's why on the first day of this congress i introduced the title 10 abortion provider prohibition act. it's h.r. 61. planned parenthood's 2011-2012 annual report showed they received a record $542 million in taxpayer funding while simultaneously performing a record number of abortions. actually, one every 94 seconds. so in 94 seconds, they performed that abortion, they take in over $1,600 in federal taxpayer money and their funding has increased by 11% in the last two years. even though former employees of planned parenthood say the organization promotes sex selection, abortions, engages in could he hearsive behavior and fails to maintain financial records in accordance with the law. i encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 61 so we can get a hold on this big abortion businesss, hold them accountable, clean up the title 10 grant program and end taxpayer funneling -- funding of abortion. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek re
and they don't deserve or need our federal tax dollars. that's why on the first day of this congress i introduced the title 10 abortion provider prohibition act. it's h.r. 61. planned parenthood's 2011-2012 annual report showed they received a record $542 million in taxpayer funding while simultaneously performing a record number of abortions. actually, one every 94 seconds. so in 94 seconds, they performed that abortion, they take in over $1,600 in federal taxpayer money and their funding has...
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higher estate tax rate. but it could have been worse. >> i think that the wealthy got off pretty easily here. there's a modest tax increase for the very wealthiest in this society, a very tiny percentage. i, frankly, that there are more taxes coming and they're going to bite more deeply into the middle class. >> approximately two-thirds of american will pay more taxes. the tax bite for the middle class comes from the end of payroll tax cut, which wasn't renewed in the fiscal cliff deal. but whatever happened to comprehensive tax reform? >> the irs tax code is still a nightmare. it's too complex, too costly, and too unfair. >> reporter: both sides say they're open to simplifying the tax code. more than 70,000 pages in 2012. the u.s. government gives away more than $1 trillion a year in tax breaks, but republicans say reform isn't about squeezing more money out of taxpayers. >> i think tax reform is a good idea, but now that we have resolved the revenue issue, tax reform ought to be revenue neutral, as it was
higher estate tax rate. but it could have been worse. >> i think that the wealthy got off pretty easily here. there's a modest tax increase for the very wealthiest in this society, a very tiny percentage. i, frankly, that there are more taxes coming and they're going to bite more deeply into the middle class. >> approximately two-thirds of american will pay more taxes. the tax bite for the middle class comes from the end of payroll tax cut, which wasn't renewed in the fiscal cliff...
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they couldn't win that battle regarding taxes. with this one, they have leverage. >> they thought it was their leverage but still when you go in to this debate, tamron, they control only one part of the government. it's a house of representatives. democrats control the senate. they control the white house. so while house republicans do have some leverage, we also learned something from the fiscal cliff negotiations that john boner's willing to bring legislation to the floor that doesn't have this majority of support from the party and pretty big, as well. >> all right. mark, thank you very much. greatly appreciate it. talk to you tomorrow on these things. >>> former president george h.w. bush has now been released from the hospital in houston today and headed home. mr. bush was admitted to the hospital around thanksgiving, suffering from a severe case of bronchitis. in the stay, developed a fever. doctors say he'll continue physical therapy at home. mr. bush is 88 years old. >>> my starting point is not to worry about the politics
they couldn't win that battle regarding taxes. with this one, they have leverage. >> they thought it was their leverage but still when you go in to this debate, tamron, they control only one part of the government. it's a house of representatives. democrats control the senate. they control the white house. so while house republicans do have some leverage, we also learned something from the fiscal cliff negotiations that john boner's willing to bring legislation to the floor that doesn't...
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the power software created by the tax experts. file for free now at hrblock.com. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest is a very funny emmy award-winning writer whose latest book "lunatics," co-written with dave barry, is now available in paperback. please welcome alan zweibel. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. i've been dying to have you on the show. thank you for finally coming. >> thanks for having me. this is great. >> jimmy: please. i'm a big fan of yours. i told you this. i met you years ago, but your head shot is up on seventeen on "saturday night live." >> it takes up most of seventeen doesn't it? >> jimmy: it's a nice size shot. but i remember seeing your face every time we went into the writer's meeting. i'd walk right by alan zweibel. . and was like, there's alan zweibel. and then i actually got to meet you and you're a moving head shot. >> i am a moving head shot. >> jimmy: you were there at "snl" when it first started. >> i was there from there day one from 1975 to 1980. >> jimmy: wow. >>
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he didn't fight hard enough for the tax hikes on the wealthy. well, guess what people this is the way government works as mac jagger so poetically put it. joining us tonight from miami via skype to discuss the ivory soap liberals also known as the purity caucus is grunwald. michael grunwald. michael is "time" magazines' senior national correspondent and he is the author of the book "the new deal." welcome back inside "the war room," michael. >> thanks for having me governor. >> jennifer: you can written that there are three categories for diseffected progressives ivy soap liberals choice your own issue liberals and the others. break them in down for us. >> the ivory soap is 99.44% pure is never good enough. right? yeah okay you got gays to serve openly in the military but why did it take you two years? yeah, you have launched a clean-energy revolution and doubled a bill but they don't understand that change that doesn't pass congress doesn't make change. and obama never presented himself as a classic paio liberal. and then choose your own progre
he didn't fight hard enough for the tax hikes on the wealthy. well, guess what people this is the way government works as mac jagger so poetically put it. joining us tonight from miami via skype to discuss the ivory soap liberals also known as the purity caucus is grunwald. michael grunwald. michael is "time" magazines' senior national correspondent and he is the author of the book "the new deal." welcome back inside "the war room," michael. >> thanks for...
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he didn't fight hard enough for the tax hikes on the wealthy. well, guess what people this is the way government works as mac jagger so poetically put it. joining us tonight from miami via skype to discuss the ivory soap liberals also known as the purity caucus is grunwald. michael grunwald. michael is "time" magazines' senior national correspondent and he is the author of the book "the new deal." welcome back inside "the war room," michael. >> thanks for having me governor. >> jennifer: you can written that there are three categories for diseffected progressives ivy soap liberals, choice your own issue liberals and the others. break them in down for us. >> the ivory soap is 99.44% pure is never good enough. right? yeah, okay, you got gays to serve openly in the military but why did it take you two years? yeah, you have launched a clean-energy revolution and doubled a bill but they don't understand that change that doesn't pass congress doesn't make change. and obama never presented himself as a classic paio liberal. and then choose your own pro
he didn't fight hard enough for the tax hikes on the wealthy. well, guess what people this is the way government works as mac jagger so poetically put it. joining us tonight from miami via skype to discuss the ivory soap liberals also known as the purity caucus is grunwald. michael grunwald. michael is "time" magazines' senior national correspondent and he is the author of the book "the new deal." welcome back inside "the war room," michael. >> thanks for...
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greek lawmakers have turned on a former finance minister accused of hampering a tax probe they voted to investigate george papaconstantinou no over claims he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called lugard list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts public constantino claims he's a scapegoat and denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown as it battles the worst ever financial crisis. now the victims of hurricane sandy will finally get the fifty one billion dollar aid they desperately need after the u.s. house of representatives approved a package it took lawmakers over two months to act while the storm survivors struggled with next to no support as a necessity of turkana reports. a gorgeous beach turned coast area. the rockaways in queens one of the places hit hardest by hurricane sandy to want to have months ago still in shambles today miles and miles of devastated businesses residential buildings and houses like this one a place some family probably used to call home now almost literally han
greek lawmakers have turned on a former finance minister accused of hampering a tax probe they voted to investigate george papaconstantinou no over claims he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called lugard list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts public constantino claims he's a scapegoat and denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown as it battles the worst ever financial crisis. now the victims of...
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voters approved the tax measure this past november. some of the prop 30 revenue is earmarked for higher education. but as of now, the csu and uc boards could still raise student fees. >>> a new national study suggests the more money parents contribute to their children's college education the lower their grades. a sociology professor telling the "new york times" the effect is modest, not big enough to make the students fail out of college. but she said it is surprising because parents assume that more money they give the better the child will perform in school. >>> the feds are putting new rules in place aimed at protecting homeowners from companies that collect their monthly mortgage payment. the consumer financial protection bureau says today it will require those companies to provide clear monthly billing statements, give advance warnings about interest rate hikes, and actively work with the owners to avoid foreclosure. home foreclosures fell in 2012 compared to 2011. foreclosure alsoings firm realtytrac says about 671,000 american
voters approved the tax measure this past november. some of the prop 30 revenue is earmarked for higher education. but as of now, the csu and uc boards could still raise student fees. >>> a new national study suggests the more money parents contribute to their children's college education the lower their grades. a sociology professor telling the "new york times" the effect is modest, not big enough to make the students fail out of college. but she said it is surprising...
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george cukor constantino over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called the god list france handed over the names of more than two thousand groups your swiss bank account to cover constituting the claims that he's been made a scapegoat he denies any wrongdoing greece is in the middle of a major tax crackdown right now as it continues to battle its worst ever financial crisis. friday violence in syria has seen a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car bombs explode in the country's south state media says at least twelve people were killed in the attacks which the rebels and the government blame for each other three days ago twin blasts in aleppo university killed eighty seven people opposition fighters and islamic militants linked to al qaeda trying to defeat the army by seizing military bases. ukraine's jailed former prime minister yulia timoshenko could now be facing a life sentence prosecutors have announced an end to an investigation into the murder of a former ukrainian m.p. and prominent entrepreneur back in o
george cukor constantino over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called the god list france handed over the names of more than two thousand groups your swiss bank account to cover constituting the claims that he's been made a scapegoat he denies any wrongdoing greece is in the middle of a major tax crackdown right now as it continues to battle its worst ever financial crisis. friday violence in syria has seen a rocket hit a building in the northern...
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we kept middle class taxes low. we insured that every working family across the country had a little bit more money in their pocket to get through some of the tough times. we enacted health care reform. these are real things that we did to take steps to move our country forward. this is what the american people voted for. they voted for change and they voted for action, and stloetd for a pretty specific agenda. >> i wanted to also ask you about valerie jarrett's interview with politico and mike allen. she really pushed back hard on the argument that there have not been so far enough women in key roles throughout the cabinet. i'm not talking about the whole cabinet, but the lead four. now we look at dennis mcdonough being the chief of staff. on the frontline, not enough women. she points out in her comments to mike allen and jim vaned high, i don't play golf. i don't play basketball. i don't really play cards. i don't think anybody questions whether i have a role to play here. it's irrelevant whether the president wa
we kept middle class taxes low. we insured that every working family across the country had a little bit more money in their pocket to get through some of the tough times. we enacted health care reform. these are real things that we did to take steps to move our country forward. this is what the american people voted for. they voted for change and they voted for action, and stloetd for a pretty specific agenda. >> i wanted to also ask you about valerie jarrett's interview with politico...
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business leaders are begging for corporate tax reform. to have tax reform being part of a debt deal, all of these things will help get the economy on course faster than it is now. >> listen, it seems to me this is the absolute crux, isn't it? this sort of paralysis we've seen in washington, the very silly behavior that many would see, as we've witnessed in the last two years. this has to come to an end. i'm quite disturbed really, when margaret says john boehner is not going to get in a room and get stuff done. that's what gingrich and clinton did. they both told me that. they learned the hard way when government came to a grinding halt. and that's when they got in a room together. i would like to see the speaker and the president get in a room. i think they've been equally to blame in many ways for this impasse between them in the last four years. i don't want to see them do it the official way. you have a democratic senate, a republican congress, i don't see how stuff gets done. >> the 1996 re-election of bill clinton basically settled
business leaders are begging for corporate tax reform. to have tax reform being part of a debt deal, all of these things will help get the economy on course faster than it is now. >> listen, it seems to me this is the absolute crux, isn't it? this sort of paralysis we've seen in washington, the very silly behavior that many would see, as we've witnessed in the last two years. this has to come to an end. i'm quite disturbed really, when margaret says john boehner is not going to get in a...
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to investigate george packer constant over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called the god list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts of a constant claims that he's a scapegoat though he denies any wrongdoing greece is a major tax crackdown as it battles his worst of a financial crisis. friday violence in syria it's seen a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car bombs explode in the country's south both the rebels and the government blame each other for it three days ago twin blasts of aleppo university killed eighty seven people rebels and islamic militants linked to al qaeda and now targeting military bases across syria tried to defeat president assad's army the u.n. estimating to the number of dead in the conflict has climbed to over sixty. ukraine's jailed former prime minister yulia timoshenko could be facing a life sentence prosecutors have announced an end to an investigation in the into the murder of a former ukrainian m.p. and prominent entrepreneur in one thou
to investigate george packer constant over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called the god list france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts of a constant claims that he's a scapegoat though he denies any wrongdoing greece is a major tax crackdown as it battles his worst of a financial crisis. friday violence in syria it's seen a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car bombs explode...
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. >> and those trends and benefits are tax they are subsidized with all of us. you are fine with the private sector having commuting cost but signaling out federal workers for the transit part. federal workers get way more benefits and transit is a minor, minor incident of what they are getting. my company makes the decision and not the congress and people that are ben fitting it without me. >> one second. did fox give everybody a subsidy to come to work today and did they pay for your transportation? >> no. >> exactly, they didn't pay for it. >> it was a long walk, everybody. john, going back to one example of what we are dealing with, in regard toz debt and washington and they would not vote on the idea to potentially cut the mass transit subsidy for federal workers. but they are not wanting to cut anything. they have a pet project in dc right now. >> what happened to wayne, johnathon interrupted him and diverted his attention and he ran in a tree, that's what happened. this is typical of congress. they talk about simpson-bowls and they are not doing any of it
. >> and those trends and benefits are tax they are subsidized with all of us. you are fine with the private sector having commuting cost but signaling out federal workers for the transit part. federal workers get way more benefits and transit is a minor, minor incident of what they are getting. my company makes the decision and not the congress and people that are ben fitting it without me. >> one second. did fox give everybody a subsidy to come to work today and did they pay for...
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investigate george peppard constantino over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called a guard list of france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts constantino claims that he's a scapegoat though he denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown these days as it battles his worst ever financial crisis. friday violence in syria seen a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car bombs explode in the country south as well both the rebels and the government blaming each other three days ago twin blasts in aleppo university killed eighty seven rebels and islamic militants linked to al qaeda are now targeting military bases across syria tried to defeat president. you and estimates the number of dead in the conflicts now climbed to over sixty thousand. victims of hurricane sandy will finally get the fifty one billion dollar aid they desperately need the u.s. house of representatives approved the package it took lawmakers over two months to act while the storm survivors struggled wi
investigate george peppard constantino over claims that he removed his relatives names from a list of tax evasion suspects called a guard list of france handed over the names of more than two thousand greeks with swiss bank accounts constantino claims that he's a scapegoat though he denies any wrongdoing greece is on a major tax crackdown these days as it battles his worst ever financial crisis. friday violence in syria seen a rocket hit a building in the northern city of aleppo and two car...
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first term he reached across the aisle and got tax cuts for everyone even though the united states senate switched majority control from republicans to democrats in may of his first year in office. then he worked across the aisle to get education reform done. it can happen, but it takes a president who is willing to be presidential and really lead rather than just demand. >> eric: do you think he can take a page from george w. bush. what did you advise the president at that time and what lessons from that experience that president obama can take as he enters into his second term? >> president bush had the advantage of being a governor where he had to work with other people on the other side of the aisle. he did that successfully in texas. when he got to washington, d.c. he was committed to govern the country, not just the one that demanded change. he wanted to work with the democrats and republicans to bring change to reality. he did a pretty good job of it. very first meeting that george w. bush had at the white house with people outside were leaders of the democratic party. he brought i
first term he reached across the aisle and got tax cuts for everyone even though the united states senate switched majority control from republicans to democrats in may of his first year in office. then he worked across the aisle to get education reform done. it can happen, but it takes a president who is willing to be presidential and really lead rather than just demand. >> eric: do you think he can take a page from george w. bush. what did you advise the president at that time and what...
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subject to payroll taxes, they said it would hurt the economy. that would be far more damaging, they said to economic growth than what we're asking people to consider. if you raise the taxes, you will have an immediate effect on employment and economic activity. so if you're a ceo who makes maybe only a million, you're taxed on the first tenth of your income. if you're making $60,000 a year, every one of your $60,000 is taxed for social security. and this is the kind of thing, it just drives me crazy. you know what the flip side of these guys loving their jobs, never ever wanting to leave not even when they're old and they have lots of grand kids, they're not stopping the ceos of cesars because they're paying payroll taxes on more of their income. they love their job, folks at the top that convince themselves that things wouldn't hurt at all like raising the retirement age, are easy no-brainers, that are just common sense. they convinced themselves of things that will hurt them and devastating the economy. when they say no to higher taxes, they a
subject to payroll taxes, they said it would hurt the economy. that would be far more damaging, they said to economic growth than what we're asking people to consider. if you raise the taxes, you will have an immediate effect on employment and economic activity. so if you're a ceo who makes maybe only a million, you're taxed on the first tenth of your income. if you're making $60,000 a year, every one of your $60,000 is taxed for social security. and this is the kind of thing, it just drives me...
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taxes i personally would prefer a capitation tax everybody over eighteen years of age not in prison not in an infirmary would pay a set fee every citizen in the jurisdiction would pay the same again mitt romney spent one percent of his income in taxes you are saying i don't care how in the beginning you lumped in north carolina virginia with that the virginia plan is actually. elimination of the gas tax which would save eighteen cents really eight hundred cents on every gallon does that not help the poor so the people as i you know be as i say this is the gasoline companies the oil companies are getting a free ride on their external nobody's covering their up and for the cost of that you know what the poor people without a polaroid not answer here outside or milk or can our behavior after their own interests only the burger. it's of no their interest and this was the result of months. just organ it is of our society for gas. that's what i just heard no that is not what i just argued what i what i am arguing is that if there are extra analogies that what what you guys in your corpora
taxes i personally would prefer a capitation tax everybody over eighteen years of age not in prison not in an infirmary would pay a set fee every citizen in the jurisdiction would pay the same again mitt romney spent one percent of his income in taxes you are saying i don't care how in the beginning you lumped in north carolina virginia with that the virginia plan is actually. elimination of the gas tax which would save eighteen cents really eight hundred cents on every gallon does that not...